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An abandoned ship rumored to be overtaken by starving rats is allegedly bound for the United Kingdom.(CNN - World News, 24 January 2014)

The people-smugglers in charge have abandoned ship, leaving the passengers lives in the hands of Italian rescue crews.(Sydney Morning Herald - World, 1 January 2015)

Abdullah Kurdi says the captain of the boat his family boarded abandoned shipless thanfour minutes into the journey.(The Vancouver Sun - National, 3 September 2015)

The fashion world tripped over its platform shoes this week at the news that Mulberry's creative director Emma Hill had abandoned ship.(Daily Mail - Femail, 12 June 2013)

The way prosecutors tell it, Francesco Schettino is an "idiot" who is not only to blame for the crash of the Costa Concordia, but who abandoned ship like a coward, ahead of most of his passengers.(CNN - World News, 11 February 2015)

The captain of the Sewol ferry in South Korea could face a criminal investigation amid unconfirmed claims he abandoned ship after it capsized with over 470 passengers, most of them school students, on board.(The Independent - World News, 17 April 2014)

Of the many shocking and wrenching images that have come from the sinking of the Sewol ferry, one that stands out for me depicts the vessel's captain -- head bowed and covered by a hood -- standing on dry land admitting he had abandoned ship.(CNN - World News, 29 April 2014)